title: Chronic osteomyelitis of the mandible following tooth extraction in HIV infection.
abstract: A case is presented of refractory chronic osteomyelitis of the left mandible arising after a tooth extraction in HIV infection. The challenges of prompt diagnosis and the dilemma of satisfactory management are highlighted. It is imperative that dental and oral health providers have a particularly high index of suspicion of conditions that occur in HIV infection so that early identification and appropriate management may be instituted.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Surgery and Oral Pathology, Faculty of Dentistry, Muhimbili University College of Health Sciences, Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Asseri
authors.forename: H I
authors.initials: HI
authors.lastname: Nguvumali
authors.forename: M I
authors.initials: MI
authors.lastname: Matee
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Chindia
mesh_terms: D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000628:therapy; D000328:Adult; D002908:Chronic Disease; D017742:Dental Care for Chronically Ill; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008336:Mandibular Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000628:therapy; D010019:Osteomyelitis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000628:therapy; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000302:isolation & purification; D014081:Tooth Extraction / Q000009:adverse effects*